4000 CPE Vocabulary List

舞台背景,背景 background; the view behind something

狂暴,喧嚣 rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

(船)停泊 space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

吓唬 bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

传记 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

阴冷的,寒冷的,没有指 望的 cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

(船)停泊 space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

反对,阻止 stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly

害羞的,羞怯的 abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice

漂白 cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach

挫败 frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

繁荣 bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

一群(小鸟) large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

虚张声势 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery

集市,商店集中区 market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

害羞的,羞怯的 abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice

风箱 a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

自夸,吹嘘 boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; a very talkative person

粗鲁,笨拙 rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

使迷惑,使昏乱 lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

困扰 attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

(宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者 hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics

波涛翻滚 swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

弄脏 soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained

像牛肉的,强壮的,结实的 having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular

花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

(船)停泊 space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

使迷惑,使昏乱 lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

大叫,大喊 cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

吓唬 bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

传记 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

删除 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

阿谀奉承 flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart

两年一度 every two years; lasting or living for two years

田园的 rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

泥泞的,湿的 wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places

(宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者 hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics

集市,商店集中区 market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

风箱 a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely